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Added 9 October 2026

robin

/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about robin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast.
Large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen.

Origin

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]

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